Fox Factory, Inc. has hired a high-powered patent attorney, inventor and former mountain biking and motocross enthusiast as its general counsel.

 

Fox, better known as Fox Racing Shox, manufactures high-performance
suspension for mountain bikes, motorcycles, ATV’s, snowmobiles and off-road trucks.

 

The company said it hired David Haugen as general counsel and chief patent counsel prior to its acquisition by a Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC in January. Haugen will be based at Fox Factory's headquarters in Watsonville, California.


“We are pleased to have recruited an in-house attorney of David’s caliber,” said Bob Fox, President of FOX. “His experience and expertise, particularly in the fields of intellectual property and contract law, will ensure that all FOX inventions are protected at the highest level.” 

Prior to joining Fox, Haugen was an attorney with the law firm Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P., one of the top patent firms in the United States according to IP Today, an industry publication. His practice encompassed all areas related to intellectual property, including patent and trademark preparation, prosecution, litigation, licensing, opinions, portfolio management, copyrights, trade secrets and mergers and acquisitions and commercial transactions. His clients included both domestic and international corporations.


Haugen graduated with his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A & M University and received his Juris Doctor from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. Prior to his tenure at Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P., Mr. Haugen was patent counsel for the multi-national oil field service company Weatherford International, Ltd.

 

Prior to that Mr. Haugen worked in research and development in the oil field service and defense industries. He is a named inventor on over sixty U.S. patents.


“As a former motocross and mountain bike racer I am thrilled to join FOX Racing Shox,” said Haugen.